Ordained Praise does not mean we are physically ordained. Rather we are spiritually ordained in Christ to meet the needs of our children. The Holy Spirit sends his guidance which enables us to reach out and understand the needs and desires of our children. Anything can happen when Christ is the center!

Expressions from our Youngest

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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Vacations - Ocean City, Maryland

My four year old already knows that we will be going to the beach once swim team season is over. Our weekly summer annual vacations are always something we all look forward to in our family. My two adult teens are beginning to want to drive down separately in the other car now so they can be more independant. My husband and I will have to discuss this possibility. They've already been to the beach with other friends who've driven to the beach themselves. (Therefore, I know they can successfully drive over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge without freaking out!) It is only a three hour drive from where we live in the WDC area. In the early days of homeschooling, we would all be like canned sardines packed into our van with the luggage. As the children grow, methods of doing things seam to change right along with them. We used to be able to travel to the beach in September when everyone was back at school. Now we have various schedules (college, high school, homeschool) to compensate for in our planning phase for travel.

My husband grew up with a beach house to visit every year. My family did not take many vacations. Therefore, it is something I really look forward to in the summer. The townhouse is right on the beach making it much easier for little ones. We usually eat right at the townhouse but go out one night during the week. We also make sure we attend church and say our weekly Rosary together. We will continue to pray for good weather and safe traveling for our annual trip to Ocean City, Maryland.

About Me

Our family is very blessed with five beautiful children who are striving to follow Our Dear Lord in everything they take on in life. We have been fortunate to be very active in their education and have benefitted from some very fine Catholic schools. We devoted our marriage to the Blessed Mother and believe she brings our prayers to the Lord which unites us in the Faith. Our Faith life is central to all our endeavors.

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"Stay Out of the Thorns"

Order the game I created for children 3 to 10 years old that reinforces some biblical passages and is loads of fun to play. (Adults will like it too.) It is very easy to learn. I have not priced it yet but am working towards trying to make it more affordable. I used it for the Co-op class I taught and the children loved it. It takes 20 to 30 minutes to play. See my website http://www.nucleusoflife.com/ under the teacher aids section for a customers feedback/description on this game.